On December 24th, the Administrative Judiciary Court in Qalyubia issued a ruling in appeal No. 1347 of 26 (judicial year) in favor of an EIPR client.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) denounced the Supreme State Security Prosecution's decision to release 88 defendants in 16 cases open between 2018 and 2022, while continuing to detain them after recycling them into other open cases.
Seven UN Human Rights Council rapporteurs sent a joint letter to the Egyptian government expressing serious reservations and outlining a detailed critique of the new asylum law, which was pas
The East Misdemeanor Court of Appeal in Alexandria decided to release two EIPR clients on bail of 1,000 pounds each, in connection with Case No. 32096 of 2024 (First Montazah Misdemeanors).
On December 23rd, the Supreme State Security Prosecution ordered the release of 19 defendants, involved in 11 cases that have been open since 2022 and 2023.
The signatories condemn in the strongest terms the harsh and unjust sentences issued by a military court on Saturday, December 14, 2024, against 62 civilians from North Sinai, including tribal leaders, activists, and journalists.
In late November, The Egyptian Cabinet, unexpectedly, approved a new draft law aiming to regulate medical liability and enhancing patient protection. The Senate’s Health and Population Committee approved the bill in principle on Monday Dec 19th.
The Egyptian-British writer and activist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, must be released on Sunday 29 September at the end of his five year prison sentence, in accordance with Egyptian law, a coalition of 59 Egyptian and international civil society organisations stated today.
Update on October 10th: The Qasr al-Nile Prosecution released the four Egyptians on bail of EGP 5,000 each, with one of the participants in the demonstration having been presented to forensic medicine, as she was assaulted during her arrest.
